BUCUREŞTI 2013
Lipscani, The Old City, as the name implies, occupies some of Bucharest’s earliest settled ground. The oldest structures date from the 15th and 16th Centuries, when the city edged out early centres of power – including the first capitals Curtea de Argeş and Târgovişte – to become the main town of the principality of Wallachia (later Romania). In the 18th and 19th Centuries, the area developed into a warren of craftsmen, plying trades like leather and metalworking. Some streets in this town are uninhabitat.
More information: http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20130712-bucharests-new-old-city
Sideview from the Palace of the Parliament.
On the oversite of the street a woman is waiting near the traffic light in her bathrobe, pajama pants and slippers.
No Parking.
Palace of the Parliament. The Palace measures 270 m (890 ft) by 240 m (790 ft), 86 m (282 ft) high, and 92 m (302 ft) underground. It has 1,100 rooms, 2 underground parking garages and is 12 stories tall, with four underground levels currently available for the general public and in use, and another four in different stages of completion. The floorspace is 340,000 m2 (3,700,000 sq ft).
See for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Parliament
See for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Parliament
Abandon Academy near the Parliaments building.
Abandon Academy near the Parliaments building.
Boulevard between the Abandon Academy and the Parliaments building.
Fountains on Bulevardul Unirii are damaged and don't work yet. It's a lot of work/money to restore them, also for the most buildings. There's a lot of deferred maintenance.
Hala Centrala Obor. The Obor market (Piața Obor), the direct successor of the original fair, was, until 2007, Bucharest's largest public market. It covered about 16 city blocks and included a variety of indoor and outdoor market spaces, with goods ranging from compact discs to live chickens. Informally, the market spilled into the surrounding neighborhood, both in terms of street vendors and in terms of the nearbyMagazin Universal ("Universal Store") named Bucur Obor, a large commercial building that has been parcelled up into hundreds of small, independent retail stores. The market was demolished, not without public outcry, in order to pave the way for a modern market and a small park, thus ending a 300 year tradition.
I could take only 2 shots with my GoPro Hero 3 in this market when suddenly 3 big saveguards, like wandropes, indoctrinate and commanding me: "No Photo's". "Why?", I ask them". No answer... "Do you speak English", l ask them. "No, delete. delete!", they commanding now more agressive. So, as you know, the GoPro standard has no viewing screen and for several times l pussed some buttons and thought "let's make a foto of this situation". One guard (left) controlled me. After it they say "it's because of the privacy".
